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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ardmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ardmore and the surrounding area.

  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Ardmore:
    • 34.984724, -86.837351
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Ardmore
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
    • Since Ardmore is near Giles County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Ardmore

Communities Also Named Ardmore ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Ardmore.

Within Alabama, the name Ardmore is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Ardmore lies 1,753 miles [2,821.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ardmore that is located in Limestone County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Ardmore lies 2,081 miles [3,349 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ardmore that is located in Limestone County.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Ardmore [Los Angeles County].
    • Georgia
      • Effingham County
      • This Ardmore is located in Effingham County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ardmore that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Ardmore.
    • Indiana
      • Saint Joseph County
      • This Ardmore is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the north of the Ardmore that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Ardmore.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Ardmore is located in Prince George's County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ardmore that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Ardmore.
    • Missouri
      • Macon County
      • This Ardmore is located in Macon County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ardmore that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Ardmore.
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Ardmore is located in Forsyth County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ardmore that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Ardmore.
    • Oklahoma
      • Carter County
      • This Ardmore is located in Carter County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the west of the Ardmore that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Ardmore.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Ardmore is located in Montgomery County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ardmore that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Ardmore.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Ardmore [Charleston County].
    • South Dakota
      • Fall River County
      • This Ardmore is located in Fall River County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ardmore that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fall River County community of Ardmore.
    • Tennessee
      • Giles County
      • This Ardmore is located in Giles County and lies less than 2 miles<1> to the northwest of the Ardmore that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Ardmore.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax City
      • This Ardmore is located in Fairfax City and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ardmore that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax City community of Ardmore.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Ardmore is located in Roanoke County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the east northeast of the Ardmore that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Ardmore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ardmore ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Blanche
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blanche is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
  • Bobo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bobo is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
  • Cash Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
  • Cedar Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Elkwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Elkwood is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
  • Holland Gin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holland Gin is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Gin
  • Locke Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Locke Crossroads is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Crossroads
  • Maple Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Poplar Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Poplar Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
  • Ready Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ready Crossing is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Crossing
  • Sand Spring ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring

How Far From Ardmore to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ardmore to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ardmore and extending to:

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ardmore to Athens, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ardmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Ardmore could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Ardmore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ardmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9847, Longitude: -86.8374       In this case, the coordinates for Ardmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.779 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.609 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.988 degrees.